{"id":12053,"date":"2026-07-21T00:42:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T19:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12053"},"modified":"2026-07-21T00:42:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T19:42:00","slug":"tom-brady-slammed-for-cringey-fake-feud-with-logan-paul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12053","title":{"rendered":"Tom Brady Slammed For &#8216;Cringey&#8217; Fake Feud With Logan Paul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Tom Brady is arguably the greatest football player of all time.<\/p>\n<p>So when his time on the field came to an end, it made sense that he would step into the broadcast booth, buy a stake in an NFL team, and bask in his status as the sport\u2019s premiere elder statesman.<\/p>\n<p>This new phase of his career, however? Yeah, we don\u2019t think anyone saw this coming.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2167053476-1-1024x699.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Brady speaks at the Fanatics Fest NYC 2024 at Jacob Javits Center on August 16, 2024 in New York City.\" class=\"wp-image-559380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2167053476-1-1024x699.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2167053476-1-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2167053476-1-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2167053476-1-2048x1398.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2167053476-1-960x655.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2167053476-1-1080x737.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2167053476-1-1200x819.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2167053476-1-1024x699.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Brady speaks at the Fanatics Fest NYC 2024 at Jacob Javits Center on August 16, 2024 in New York City.\" class=\"wp-image-559380 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2167053476-1-1024x699.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2167053476-1-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2167053476-1-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2167053476-1-2048x1398.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2167053476-1-960x655.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2167053476-1-1080x737.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2167053476-1-1200x819.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2167053476-1-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tom Brady speaks at the Fanatics Fest NYC 2024 at Jacob Javits Center on August 16, 2024 in New York City.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Roy Rochlin\/Getty Images for Fanatics)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As we previously reported, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/07\/tom-brady-slaps-logan-paul-in-heated-confrontation-but-was-it-all-staged\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brady slapped Logan Paul<\/a> at Fanatics Fest over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The pair purported to be in the midst of a heated argument, but pretty much everyone who\u2019s seen the footage immediately clocked it as a publicity stunt.<\/p>\n<p>The charade continued at the World Cup Final on Sunday, where Brady and Paul were spotted conspicuously flipping their middle fingers at one another.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">all tom brady had to do was be a commentator and spread his goat wisdom on podcasts<\/p>\n<p>instead he&#8217;s a fanatics puppet fake beefing with logan paul <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yiYFQ48mtp\">https:\/\/t.co\/yiYFQ48mtp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MayeIsKing (@MayeIsKing_) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MayeIsKing_\/status\/2078972142926848348?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The theory is that Brady is planning a foray into the realm of pro wrestling with the help of his friend, billionaire Fanatics founder Michael Rubin.<\/p>\n<p>And many observers \u2014 some of them longtime Brady supporters \u2014 are not fans of this new phase in the GOAT\u2019s career.<\/p>\n<p>One such critic is Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan somebody please shake Tom Brady and tell him to get as far away from Michael Rubin as possible and stop lamifying his entire legacy,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/stoolpresidente\/status\/2078955324669558794\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Portnoy wrote<\/a> on X (formerly Twitter) today.<\/p>\n<p>The tweet echoes comments that Portnoy made on a recent Barstool podcast.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"thg-ytf\" data-ytid=\"LrVCUb94630\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/LrVCUb94630\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Brady slapped Logan Paul During Fanatics Fest\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/LrVCUb94630\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Brady slapped Logan Paul During Fanatics Fest\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"lazyload\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video: Tom Brady slapped Logan Paul During Fanatics Fest\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"68\" height=\"48\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M66.5 7.7a8 8 0 0 0-5.6-5.7C56 .7 34 .7 34 .7s-22 0-26.9 1.3A8 8 0 0 0 1.5 7.7 83 83 0 0 0 .2 24a83 83 0 0 0 1.3 16.3 8 8 0 0 0 5.6 5.7C12 47.3 34 47.3 34 47.3s22 0 26.9-1.3a8 8 0 0 0 5.6-5.7A83 83 0 0 0 67.8 24a83 83 0 0 0-1.3-16.3z\" fill=\"#f00\"\/><path d=\"M27 34l18-10-18-10z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201c[This is] a legacy that is being lame-ified,\u201d Portnoy said (via <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/20\/entertainment\/dave-portnoy-blasts-cringey-tom-bradys-lame-post-nfl-career-downfall-of-an-icon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Page Six<\/a>). <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t want to see him mixed up in lowbrow TikTok flag football leagues in Saudi Arabia or whatever it is. Everything about him is cringey right now to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many have criticized Brady\u2019s sudden interest in bizarre publicity stunts following his multiple interactions with Paul over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Others argued that this is really nothing new, as Brady has a long history of problematic behavior (including his rumored <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/tom-brady-girlfriend-alix-earle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">relationship with Alix Earle<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTom Brady was involved in a crypto scam, sold people a bunch of junk science, strong-armed his way into a minority ownership position while remaining an analyst, and is probably (definitely) dating someone half his age,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KeaganStiefel\/status\/2079192420680450440\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a> sports journalist Keagan Stiefel,\u201d adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWWE, though. THAT is where we draw the line\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But perhaps the best take comes from NFL commentator Kyle Brandt, who quipped that Brady\u2019s involvement with the WWE is \u201clike Daniel Day-Lewis going on <em>Love Island<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The biggest difference, of course, is that, unlike Brady stepping into a WWE ring, DDL on <em>Love Island<\/em> is something we\u2019d actually like to see.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes Tom Brady is arguably the greatest football player of all time. 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